El Nino

The El Niño of 97-98 brought flooding in the southeast, an ice storm in the northeast, flooding in California, and tornadoes in Florida. The year was the second warmest and seventh wettest winter since 1895. (See: The El Niño Winter of ’97-’98) (
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pgs.) This year’s El Niño may prove to be one of the strongest recorded. These lessons and resources describe the cyclical event and how it affects global weather, agriculture, and the spread of disease.

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